or the united states's second largest coffee shop owned by islamic mutual-funds. why would these banks roll up their sleeves and decide to produce islamic products? finance years. the will bankers look for ways to make money, look for products to make money. it could be credit swaps or islamic bonds. the point is they realized there is a market of islamic -- people who have money, who are willing to engage global and financial activity but provided it is compatible with their values. a few years ago a bank in chicago announced it was going to provide islamic cars loans not based on interest. it had a huge demand. the first count was a line out of the bank applying for islamic car loans. people who buy cars tend to be middle-class or not. even in this country among the muslim population there is a large demand for islamic financial products. what this tells us is it is a point of engagement between the global economy and the rising segment of the muslim population that has the means to invest. people who buy bonds generally are investors, people who have cash or th